A Web Guide to Reflux Disease
The following is an annotated guide to various web sites that deal with GERD and its treatment. Be aware that site sponsors (just like us!) are often interested in promoting specific treatments as well as pharmaceutical and surgical approaches. The least bias will always be found on sites sponsored by government and not-for-profit organizations. Knowledge is power; the more you know, the better you will be prepared to deal with your illness!

www.gerd.com
A beautifully designed web site produced by Astra Merck pharmaceutical company. Exhaustive material on all aspects of GERD, including an articles archive containing the 500 most-cited articles and an update on new publications. Abstracts of the articles are included. The web site to start at for all you ever wanted to know about GERD!

www.acg.gi.org/patientinfo/frame_gerd.htm
Sponsored by the American College of Gastroenterology, this is a thorough, informative, and unbiased guide to GERD in layman's terms. Particularly see "Information you can stomach: FAQs." Unfortunately, the site is s-l-o-w.

www.heartburn-help.com
A compendium of web sites dealing with GERD.

www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/heartbrn/heartbrn.htm
GERD info from the National Institutes of Health web site. Balanced, thoughtful, and concise.

http://www.healthline.com/channel/heartburn.html

www.gastro.org/public/heartburn.html
Straightforward information on heartburn and reflux from the patient guideline pages of the American Gastroenterology Association. Should you require a specialist, the home page, www.gastro.org,  will help you find a local gastroenterologist.

www.reflux.org
The home site of the non-profit Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER). Information geared toward GERD in the younger age groups, with lots of cross-referencing.

www.heartburnhelp.com
A site geared towards surgical, and particularly laparascopic treatment. Be aware that surgery is only necessary for a very small minority of patients with GERD. This site is sponsored by a manufacturer of laparascopic equipment.

www.livingwithreflux.org
One of the largest Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) support groups for, children/infants and adults living with reflux. Information Links and Fourms.

Digest Alive.com
Digest Alive: The Natural Cure to Heartburn

Acid Reflux Articles
The ultimate online information about acid reflux that leaves no question unanswered.

Heartburn.About.com
Acide Reflux Cause Information Directory.

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